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From the Halls of Montezuma . . .

In the Marine Hymn, the phrase “From the Halls of Montezuma…” refers to the Battle of Chapultepec, a fierce engagement between Mexican and American armies during the Mexican-American War in 1847. When that battle ended, the United States… Read the rest

The Worst Kind of Liberal Conservative?

“You lie.” Representative Joe Wilson missed his target by millions when he singled out President Barack Obama with his rude assertion. When did we become a nation of liars, or at best a nation of dishonest citizens? Liberals, primarily… Read the rest

Attention!

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Editor’s Note: As we follow the adventures of Bob and Claire Rogers, let’s look at an article that Bob wrote some time ago that describes his motivation for “taking the road less traveled.” I think you… Read the rest

"Don't ask, don't tell" – Obama's choice

During last year’s campaign, President Barack Obama promised to eventually repeal the policy of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” that was was introduced as a compromise measure in 1993 and approved by then President Bill Clinton. So far President… Read the rest

The Joys of Growing Older

One inconvenience of having our own personal plumbing is the inability to put it on hold for any great length of time. Joyce Hodges (who is currently mending from hip replacement surgery) remembers just one of those moments and… Read the rest

The Hairy Arm

Editor’s Note: This article was first published on March 14, 2009 on Chi Newman’s own website, www.Chi-Newman.com. We are very pleased to reprint it here for the enjoyment of our own readers. Chi invites everyone to come

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Mysteries of the Chinese Language

Unlike words in the English language, Chinese words are not spelled with letters representing spoken sounds. Instead each word is written as a character that represents an idea.

By combining various characters, the writer can express different ideas. For… Read the rest

Amigo or Illegal?

Editor’s Note by Dick Kelly:  Joyce Hodges is a retired school teacher who has been writing poetry all her life. She and her husband, Bill, spend four months a year in Tucson, Arizona, and split the rest of

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The Yin Yang Philosophy

Chinese people believe that in order to have a balanced life one must have opposites. You need your ups and downs, happiness and sorrow, highs and lows, black and white, male and female, and of course health and sickness,… Read the rest

Stop! Don’t Make That New Years Resolution

This New Year’s Eve, Claire and I will dance our fool hearts out to the great swing tunes of sixty years ago, and we’ll dance into the new year.

January first, we will do what we… Read the rest

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